Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-04-21

The applicant must either make oath, as
/ heretofore, before the Clerk of the Circuit
| Court Of the county where he i engaged in
| business, of the amount of goods kept on
hand at their principal season Of sale, or
1 the oath may be administered by Justice
| of the Peace When the person wanting
| license applies through an agent the follow
| ing form will be deemed q sufficient CON-
! pliance with the act:
St Mary's county, TO wit:
On this - day Of, 1887, before
the subscriber, Justice of the Peace of
the State of Maryland, in and for said coun-
ty, personally appeared -, and de-
clared that he intends 10 apply for ira
| ders' license under the second section of
| the act of January session, 1858, 20 the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary's
county. and made oath that the amount of
stock of goods generally kept on hand by
him Tor by the concern in which he is en-
gagged, in case il be Partnership at the
| principal season of sale, Tor if the applicant
| has not previously engaged in such trade,)
| that the amount of goods which he intends
to keep, &c, does not or will not exceed
Sworn before
If the oath be administered before JUS
tice of the Peace out of the county in which
the application is made, there must be at
tached the certificate of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of the county in which the
Justice resides.
Persons may sell salt to cure fish in
March, April and May without license.
Vendors of Cakes and Vendors of Beer,
who are makers of such Beer, (Lager Beer
excepted,) are not required TO take out Lii
| cense.
Females vending Millinery and other
small articles, whose stock is not over $500
| to pay q license OF 5000; but If over that
amount they are required TO pay the same
| license as other persOns-oath to be made
Us 10 the amount of stock nj the principal
season of the year.
Hawkers and Pcddlers must renew their
licenses on or before the first day of May as
other traders. The rates are as follows in
the county:
To travel on foot, 800
With one horse and wagon, $50
With two horses and wagon, 200
No such license shall be granted to any
hawkers or peddlers in the name or style of
any partnership, or company, and but one
person shall trade under any such license.
A violation of the law subjects the offender
TO q fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor
more than one hundred dollars, recovera-
BILE before any Justice of the Peace.
The owner or keeper Of every Stallion or
Jack shall. before being permitted to stand
or station such animal, pay TO the Clerk of
the Circuit Court of some one of the
Counties of this State the highest sum which
he intends 10 ask or receive for the season
of one mare: and the receipt of said Clerk,
with the seal of his court attached thereto,
for said sum, shall be the license for station
ing such Stallion or Jack for one year from
the date thereof; provided that in no case
shall the sum directed 10 be paid for said Ii
cense be less than ten dollars; and that every
Stallion or Jack upon which the said tax is
paid shall be exempt from all other State
tax. Any owner or keeper siationing any
Stallion or Jack without a license shall
pay twice the sum authorized and required
10 be paid as stipulated above, one-half TO
the State and the other to the informer.
J. PHILIP greenwich,
April Z, 1887. SHERIFF.